All Places
Administration & Organization
Provides the guidance for the Library's services and role in the University. Supports the daily operations of the Library and its staff.
Brown Fine Arts Library
Containing over 200,000 volumes related to art, architecture, classical archaeology and music, this collection supports the fine arts departments of Rice University.
Center for Written, Oral and Visual Communication
The Center provides instruction and support for all members of the Rice community to develop the skills needed to effectively share their ideas with the world.
Circulation & Reserves
Manages records of collection use and building access by general community users, course reserve readings, and shelving/reshelving of print library materials.
Digital Media Commons (DMC)
Supports the use of multimedia in teaching, research and creative expression by providing tools, equipment and training (including short courses)
Digital Scholarship Services
Supports projects and activities for creating, disseminating and preserving digital scholarship at Rice.
Friends of Fondren Library
Seeks to heighten community and alumni interest in Fondren Library and to support academic programs at Rice University by funding library collections and facilities.
Gilbert & Ruth Whitaker Business Information Center
Home to Fondren Library's business and management collection, the BIC is located in the Jones Business School.
Interlibrary Loan (ILL)
Obtains loans or copies of materials from around the world to supplement local library resources
Kelley Center for Government Information, Data and Geospatial Services
Offers access and service for patents and trademarks, United States and Texas state government information, statistical data, maps, microfilm and microfiche.
Technical Services
Manages all business functions relating to the acquisition, analysis and discovery, and preservation of library collections regardless of media or format.
713-348-5219 Main
713-348-4811 Acquisitions
713-348-2568 Cataloging & Metadata
713-348-2602 Preservation Services
User Experience (UX)
Researches and enhances the user experience with usability testing, focus groups, and ethnographic interviews.
Woodson Research Center Special Collections & Archives
Stewards the rarest of library artifacts, while assembling and organizing the institutional records of Rice University.